Speech and Language

ContributorsPrefaceContents of Previous VolumesContemporary Aphasia Diagnostics I. Introduction II. Historical Background III. Aphasia Testing Post-1960 IV. Where Have the Tests Taken Us? V. Human Neuropsychology and Aphasia VI. Neurodiagnostics: Neurological Diagnosis and Aphasia VII. Conclusions and Projections ReferencesAcoustic-Phonetic Descriptions of Speech Production in Speakers with Cleft Palate and Other Velopharyngeal Disorders I. Introduction II. Velopharyngeal Incompetence III. Linguistic and Phonetic Considerations of Velopharyngeal Function IV. Speech Motor Control Considerations Related to Velopharyngeal Function V. Speech Patterns Associated with Velopharyngeal Incompetence VI. Prespeech and Early Speech Development in Children with Velopharyngeal Incompetence VII. Basic Acoustic Effects of Nasalization VIII. General Spectrographic Correlates of Velopharyngeal Incompetence IX. Summary ReferencesImplications of Infant Vocalizations for Assessing Phonological Disorders I. Introduction and Purpose II. Methods of Studying Infant Vocalizations III. Transcription-Based Observations of Phonetic Development IV. Phonetic Development Based on Acoustic Analysis V. Metaphonological Observations of Phonetic Development VI. Directions for Future Research VII. Summary and Conclusions ReferencesA Study of Pitch Phenomena and Applications in Electrolarynx Speech I. Introduction II. Toward a Model of Sentence Melody: Basic Assumptions III. Alaryngeal Speech IV. Evaluation of Intonated versus Monotonous Electrolarynx Speech V. Implications for Further Research and Practical Application VI. Appendix ReferencesThe Practical Applications of Neuroanatomy for the Speech-Language Pathologist I. Introduction II. Neuroanatomy III. Neurological Considerations for the Speech-Language Pathologist IV. Concluding Remarks ReferencesOn the Development of Motor Control in Speech: Evidence from Studies of Temporal Coordination I. Introduction II. Prosody in Speech Perception and Production III. The Contribution of Studies of Temporal Coordination to Understanding the Development of Motor Control in Speech IV. Some Basic Assumptions about the Development of Speech V. Acoustic-Phonetic and Neuromotor Influences on the Development of Temporally Coordinated Speech VI. Two Strategies for Learning to Produce Clusters of Consonants Fluently VII. Toward a Theory of the Developing Motor Control of Speech VIII. Directions for Research IX. Some Unresolved Issues ReferencesIndex